"That makes her the more mine, mother."

"How do you make that out?"

"Because you're mine, mother."

"Is that because you love me?"

"Yes, just because. Love makes the only myness," said Diamond.

When his father came home to have his dinner, and change Diamond
for Ruby, they saw him look very sad, and he told them he had not
had a fare worth mentioning the whole morning.

"We shall all have to go to the workhouse, wife," he said.

"It would be better to go to the back of the north wind,"
said Diamond, dreamily, not intending to say it aloud.

"So
it would," answered his father. "But how are we to get there, Diamond?"

"We must wait till we're taken," returned Diamond.

Before his father could speak again, a knock came to the door,
and in walked Mr. Raymond with a smile on his face. Joseph got up
and received him respectfully, but not very cordially. Martha set
a chair for him, but he would not sit down.